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* bacciballum (basioballum), i, n., a word of uncertain meaning, found only in Petr. 61.

bāsĭātĭo, ōnis, f [basio], a kissing; meton (abstr pro concr.), a kiss (rare; cf. osculum), *Cat. 7, 1; Mart. 7, 95, 17; 2, 23, 4.

bāsĭātor, ōris, m. [British; whence Engl. basket; cf. Wall. basget, basgawd; and Gr ], a kisser, one who kisses, Mart. 11, 98, 1 sqq. (perh. not elsewhere).

Băsĭlēa (-īa), ae, f., the town Basel or Bāle, in Switzerland, Amm. 30, 3, 1.

1. Băsĭlīa, ōrum, n., = βασίλεια, τά (regal), the name of the books of Kings in the Bible, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 14.

2. Băsĭlīa, ae, f., another name for the island Balcia, Plin. 4, 13, 27, § 95; 37, 2, 11, § 36.

Băsĭlĭădae (-lidae), ārum, m., a people of Sarmatia, Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 84; Mel. 2, 1, 4.

băsĭlĭca, v. basilicus, II. B.

băsĭlĭcē, adv., v. basilicus, I. A. fin.

băsĭlĭcĭārĭus, μαλακός, ἀγοραιος, Gloss. Gr Lat.

băsĭlĭcŏla, ae, f. dim. [basilica], a small church, a little chapel, Paul. Nol. Ep. ad Sev 32, n. 17.

băsĭlĭcon, v. basilicus, II. C. 2.

băsĭlĭcus, a, um, adj., = βασιλικός, kingly, royal, princely, splendid, magnificent, = regalis (in this sense perh. only ante-class.).

  1. I. Adj.
    1. A. In gen.. basilicas edictiones atque imperiosas habet, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 31, id. Rud. 2, 4, 18: facinora, id. Trin. 4, 3, 23 victus, id. Pers. 1, 1, 32: status, id. Ps. 1, 5, 43.
    2. B. Esp.
      1. 1. Basilica vitis, a kind of vine among the Dyrrhachians, Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 30, Col. 3, 2, 19; 3, 2, 28; 3, 7, 1, 3, 9, 1, 3, 21, 3’ uva, Isid. Orig. 17, 5, 22.
      2. 2. Basilica nux, Macr S. 2, 14, 7.
  2. II. Subst.
    1. A. băsĭlĭcus, i, m. (sc. jactus), = Venereus, the king’s throw, the best throw of dice (v. alea), Plant. Curc. 2, 3, 80.
    2. B. Esp. freq., băsĭlĭca, ae, f., = βασιλική (sc. οἰκια s. στοά), a public building in the forum with double colonnades, which was used both for judicial tribunals and as an exchange, a basilica, portico (cf. regia, in the year of Rome 542 there were no such porticos there, Liv 26, 27, 3, the first known was built by Cato in the year 568, and called Basilica Porcia, id. 39, 44, 7 Drak., Aur. Vir. Ill. 47; the most considerable basilicae in the Aug. age were the Porcia, Opimia, and Julia; the latter, built by Julius Cæsar in the third year of his dictatorship, was the chief seat of judicial proceedings; v Vitr 5, 1; O Müll. Archaeol. § 291, cf. with § 180, Dict of Antiq.) forum plenum et basilicas isto rum hominum videmus, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 58, § 152, 2, 4, 3, § 6, id. Mur. 34, 70, id. Att. 2, 14, 2, 4, 16, 14 Julia, Plin. Ep 5, 21, 1; Quint. 12, 5, 6; Suet. Calig. 37, so, Aemilia, Plin. 35, 3, 4, § 13 Pauli, id. 36, 15, 24, § 102, Tac. A. 3, 72, cf. Cic. Att. 4, 16, 14. porti cus Caii et Lucil, Suet. Aug 29. completis undique basilicis ac templis, Tac. H 1, 40.
      Pure Lat. regia, Suet. Aug. 31 fin., Stat. S. 1, 1, 30; v regius.
      In the fourth centu ry churches were first built in the style of basilicas (cf Müll. Archaeol. § 194).
      Hence, late Lat., basilica, a metropolitan church, a cathedral, a basilica. Sulp Sev H. Sacra, 2, 33 and 38.
    3. C. băsĭlĭcum, i, n.
      1. 1. A princely robe, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 48.
      2. 2. In the Gr form băsĭlĭcŏn, i, n., = βασιλικόν, a black plaster, Scrib. Comp. 210, also called, 238, băsĭlĭcē, ēs.
      3. 3. The best kind of nuts, Phn. 15, 22, 24. § 87; cf. I. B. 2. supra.
        Hence, adv.: băsĭlĭcē, royally, etc.: exornatus basilice, in princely, mao nificent style, Pers. 4, 2, 1; 1, 1, 29; 5, 2, 25.
        Of severe pain: ut ego interii basilice! how wholly, completely, etc., Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 54.

Băsĭlis, is, m., a Greek geographer, Plin. 6, 29, 35, § 183.

băsĭlisca, ae, f., = βασιλίσκη, a plant, an antidote for the bite of the basilisk, also called regula, App. Herb. 128.

băsĭliscus, i, m., = βασιλίσκος.

  1. I. A kind of lizard, a basilisk: Lacerta basiliscus, Linn.; Plin. 8, 21, 33, § 78 sq.; App. Herb. 128; Sol. 27, 50; Vulg. Psa. 90 (91), 13.
    For the deriv. of the word from βασιλεύς (king), v. Luc. 9, 726.
  2. II. A surname of Cn. Pompeius, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 11, § 25.

băsĭlīum, ii, n. [βασίλειον], a royal or princely ornament, Inscr. Orell. 2510; cf. Inscr. Maff. Mus. Veron. 293, 2.

bāsĭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [basium], to kiss, to give a kiss (poet. and rare; most freq. in Cat.; not in Plaut. or Ter.): basia multa basiare, Cat. 7, 9; 8, 18; 48, 1 sq.; Mart. 1, 94, 2; 7, 95, 7; 11, 98, 8; Petr. 18, 4; 135, 2.

bāsĭŏlum, i, n. dim. [basium], a little kiss, Petr. 85 fin.; App. M. 10, p. 248, 35.

băsis, is and ĕos (gen. basis, Vulg. 3 Reg. 7, 27; 7, 34: baseos, Vitr. 10, 15; acc. usu. basim, but BASEM, Inscr. Orell. 1263 al.: basidem, Ven. Fort. 8, 14; abl. usu. basi, but base, Treb. Pol. Gall. 18, 4; Inscr. Grut. 63, 3: BASIDE, ib. 16, 14; gen. plur. BASIVM, Inscr. Orell. 3272), f., = βάσις, a pedestal, foot, base.

  1. I. In gen.: in basi statuarum, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 63, § 154; 2, 2, 66, § 160; 2, 4, 34, § 74; id. Phil. 9, 7, 16: quo (sc. ad sepulcrum) cum patefactus esset aditus, ad adversam basim accessimus, id. Tusc. 5, 23, 66: colossici Apollinis basis, Vitr. 10, 6: supra basim eriguntur regulae, id. 10, 13; Ov. P. 3, 2, 52; Phaedr. 2, epil. 2; Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 244; Suet. Vesp. 23; Inscr. Orell. 49; Vulg. Exod. 26, 19: villae, the foundation-wall, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 5.
    1. B. Trop.: bases virtutis, foundations, Vulg. Ecclus. 6, 30.
  2. II. In partic., prov.: aliquem cum basi suā metiri, to measure a pillar together with its pedestal, i. e. to give false measure, to estimate too high, Sen. Ep. 76, 31.
  3. III. Esp.
    1. A. In math.: basis trianguli, the base of a triangle, Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 125: arcus, the chord of an arc, Col. 5, 2, 9; 3, 13, 12.
    2. B. In archit., the lowest part of the shaft of a column, Vitr. 4, 1, 6 (our pedestal is expressed by spira, q. v.).
    3. C. In gram., the primitive word, the root, Varr. ap. Non. p. 79, 33.
    4. D. Of cattle, a track, footprint, Veg. 1, 25, 6; 1, 26, 1; 1, 3, 46 al.

bāsĭum, ii, n. [for sāvĭum, suavium; cf. Engl. buss; O. Germ. bus], a kiss.

  1. I. In gen. (rare and mostly poet.; most freq. in Cat.; not in Plaut. or Ter.): da mi basia mille, Cat. 5, 7; 5, 13; 7, 9; 16, 12; 99, 16; Mart. 2, 21, 1; 11, 98, 9; 12, 55, 9; 12, 59, 1; Petr. 21, 2, 110: impingere alicui, id. 21, 2, 31.
  2. II. Esp., a kissing of the hand: jactat basia tibicen, throws kisses of the hand, Phaedr. 5, 8, 28; so Juv. 4, 117.